Patrick McLean, mused, then expounded: > Bob Sanders wrote: > > > >> - standard desktop applications, as far as I am concerned, heavily rely on > >> OpenOffice.org and that is still 32 bit > > > > Desktop apps are fine at 16-bit. Why go to 32-bit? > > > If you can convince OpenOffice to run in 64kb (the maximum amount of memory a > 16-bit program is capable of using) of address space, I think Sun or Google > would very much like to hire you to do so. > > Sometimes I wonder if 32bits is enough for it... >
Having been around awhile, I've used/supported Word Processing systems starting with IBM selectric's electonically connected to and overgrown shift register and tape storage, to PDP8s and VT278s running DEC's Gold Key packages (12 bits) to integrated packages - AtariWorks (16-bits, well, 32-bits internally). The problem isn't with the number of bits. The problem is trying to emulate Microsfot Office which is, sadly, accepted as the pinnacle of office suites. Bob - -- [email protected] mailing list
